Installing Cement Board over Elite 36

[Ehavs]

Hi all,

I have an install question regarding my new Elite 36. It is a question regarding how thick the cement board needs to be that gets attached to the front of the unit. I know the installation manual says 1/2 inch thick however the way my unit was put in the metal portion of it right now is flush with the wall. This means that any more cement board that I install over the unit will extend out into the room.

I was wondering if this is an issue if I went to 1/8 of an inch instead. Everywhere else around the unit I have the 1/2 inch thick board but was looking to limit the amount that it extends (I know the difference between 1/8 and 1/2 isn't much but I am a stickler for details). I will be doing ledgestone as the facing over the cement board as well.

Thanks for any feedback you may provide.

 

[DAKSY]

Install it according to what your manual says. You are literally playing with fire.
Either add 1/2 all around & trim your finish as required, or reinstall it correctly.
You have no other SAFE option.

 

[Ehavs]

Thanks Daksy... yea i kind of figured that. So what i wound up doing is from the header on down I installed the 1/2 inch on the sides and then over the unit that extends out past the wall installed 1/2 inch over that and overlapped the sides. So the sides have 1 inch of cement board. Figure with the ledgestone I am going to install the difference will be negligible.

 

[DAKSY]

Thanks Daksy... yea i kind of figured that. So what i wound up doing is from the header on down I installed the 1/2 inch on the sides and then over the unit that extends out past the wall installed 1/2 inch over that and overlapped the sides. So the sides have 1 inch of cement board. Figure with the ledgestone I am going to install the difference will be negligible.

Good call!